Manning leads the NFL with a 131.0 quarterback rating. Rodgers is second in the league with a 127.2 rating. Manning also leads the NFL with nine touchdown passes, while Rodgers is tied for second in the league with seven alongside Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers.

No. 18 has not thrown an interception yet this season, while No. 12 has thrown just one.

Rodgers leads the league in passing yards with 813. Manning is third with 769 yards. Rodgers has a 69.6 completion percentage, while Manning has a mark of 67.1.

Again it's early, but Rodgers is on a pace to throw 56 touchdown passes, compared to just 8 interceptions for 6,504 yards. Talk about mind-boggling statistics.

Still, Rodgers has averaged 42 touchdown passes, compared to just seven picks for 4,469 yards the past two seasons.

Both quarterbacks know how it feels to be MVP, both in the regular season and in the Super Bowl.

Manning has won the NFL MVP award four times (2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009). He was also the MVP of Super Bowl XLI. Rodgers won the NFL MVP award in 2011 and was MVP of Super Bowl XLV.

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Manning also finished second in NFL MVP voting in 2012 with 19.5 votes, as running back Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings won the award with 30.5 votes. Rodgers didn't get a vote, but he sure should have from the 50 media members who voted on the award.

Rodgers actually had better numbers than Manning in some key categories.